Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide

A 911 call came in from a Florida motel pool reporting a possible drowning — but the man on scene said no one had drowned… and couldn’t explain where his fiancée was.What police uncovered next involved infidelity, threats, a sudden breakup, and a woman found soaked, shaking, and pointing straight at the man she said tried to kill her. This is the case of Drew Williams, the Capri Motel pool, and the five minutes that almost ended in murder.Listen now to this Florida Man Friday.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A frantic 911 call… a husband on the ground… and a wife screaming that she “did not mean to run over him.”Just after 7:30 p.m. in Lavaca, Arkansas, Clayton Masterson was found crushed beneath a van while his estranged wife, Dara Masterson, begged dispatchers to help him. What started as a routine pickup ended in a scene investigators are still trying to untangle.Was this a reckless, intoxicated act during a heated argument, or a panicked reaction from a woman who said she felt threatened?This is the case of Dara and Clayton Masterson.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

It started with a welfare check.Deputies went out to a rural Georgia property looking for a 14-year-old girl named Mary Crocker… and instead uncovered a nightmare buried in the backyard. Mary wasn’t the only child missing. Her brother, Elwyn “JR” Crocker Jr., had vanished too, and neither child had ever been reported missing.This is one of the most disturbing child abuse cases Georgia has ever seen.This is the case of Mary and JR Crocker.************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A neighbor in Immokalee, Florida made a desperate call after spotting two dogs trapped in a roofless backyard pen — one already dead, the other barely hanging on in the heat. What deputies found behind that fence set off an entire criminal investigation.This is the case of Ally and Blackie — and animal neglect that turned fatal.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A late-night welfare check in Marana, Arizona turned into something far darker when police were shown screenshots no one could explain, 29-year-old Taton Dorfman, lying in bed next to his girlfriend, 30-year-old Hannah Rogers, covered in blood and saying, “I killed her.”What started as a FaceTime call spiraled into a confession, a standoff, and a courtroom where forgiveness collided with reality.This is the murder of Hannah Rogers.Listen now**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

On Nassau Drive in Las Vegas, 23-year-old Mark Gaughan lay dying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the neck while his 20-year-old girlfriend, Allysandra Blea, told 911 it was all just an accident during a late-night “photoshoot” with a friend’s gun.But when detectives pulled her messages, search history, and photos that story started to look very different.This is the case of Mark Gaughan and Allysandra Blea.Listen now on Love and Murder.************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A late-night meetup in Panama City, Florida turned into a high-speed chase with a terrified mother realizing her 7-year-old son had been shot in the back.At the center of it all was Sammie Underwood III, an angry ex who wouldn't see reason.And when deputies went looking for him, the story only got darker.This is the Florida case of Sammie Underwood, Uyvonna Powell, and a child caught in the middle.Listen now on Love and Murder.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A welfare check in Everman, Texas should’ve been simple, until officers learned six-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez hadn’t been seen in months.His mother, Cindy Rodriguez Singh, gave multiple stories about where the boy was, but was any of it true?What followed was a flight out of the country, cadaver dog alerts, a demolished patio, and a mother added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list before finally being captured in India.This is the disappearance of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez…and the case that won’t rest until investigators find out what really happened.Listen now on Love and Murder.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

Late one night in West Conshohocken, neighbors woke to screams and gunfire, and a young woman, 25-year-old Alyssa Rose Wiest, running for her life from her boyfriend, Michael Dutkiewicz.Alyssa’s case is one of the most chilling examples of relationship violence we’ve covered, and the evidence that came out at trial is the kind that stays with you.This is the murder of Alyssa Rose Wiest… Listen now on Love and Murder************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A five-year-old girl showed up at a neighbor’s door in Hilliard, Florida covered in blood splatter, shaking, and begging for help. She told them the man inside her house “had killed others.” Moments later, deputies walked into one of the most disturbing murder-suicides Nassau County has ever seen.What pushed this quiet family home into a scene of terror?And how did a little girl become the only witness left to tell the story?Listen now to this Florida Man Friday.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

First responders were called to a Cold Springs home for a little girl “not breathing”… but what they found didn’t look anything like a medical emergency. Five-year-old Izabella was cold to the touch, lying beside a bare mattress, her small body covered in bruises no child earns by accident.As detectives moved through the house, the truth surfaced fast, and the parents’ stories fell apart the moment they opened their mouths.Listen to the lies that Nicholas Loving and his partner tried to get away with.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A single gunshot inside a hunting cabin in Zambia, and a wealthy dentist claiming his wife accidentally shot herself while packing a rifle.But the details around Bianca Rudolph’s death didn’t add up. Not the wound, not the timing, and definitely not what investigators uncovered about Larry Rudolph’s double life waiting back home.Soon, a so-called accident turned into a murder case built on affairs, insurance money, and a confession heard when the music in a bar briefly went silent.Did Larry kill his wife in the middle of the African bush… or was this truly a tragic mistake?Listen now to Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide.*********************Past Cases Mentioned in this Episode:Hollywood Actress Dominique Dunne Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend, He Served Less Than 4 Yearshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hollywood-actress-dominique-dunne-murdered-by-ex-boyfriend-he-served-less-than-4-years--68492278She Poured Boiling Sugar Water on Him — Justice or Vengeance? | Corinna Smithhttps://murderandlove.com/she-poured-boiling-sugar-water-on-him-justice-or-vengeance-corinna-smith/Teen Keeps Murder Victim’s Head in His Closet, Then Tells Cops It Was “Easier Than Expected” | Brian Coheehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teen-keeps-murder-victim-s-head-in-his-closet-then-tells-cops-it-was-easier-than-expected-brian-cohee--68597475************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

Two Florida cases, two sets of parents, and two stories that should’ve never been allowed to happen in the first place.In the first case, six-year-old Anthony Rouse is found unresponsive in a bathtub. His parents claim he drowned… but the truth came out in text messages, a dog cage, and a sibling’s terrified confession.The second case takes another turn. Nine children removed from a home full of locks, plywood, vinegar spray, and stories no child should ever tell. It looked like an airtight child-abuse prosecution ... until it wasn't.Two cases and two endings no one saw coming.And a reminder that sometimes the most dangerous people in a child’s life are the ones tucking them into bed.Listen now to this Florida Man Friday.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A mother goes to clean her son’s closet… and instead finds two bags so heavy, so wrong that she can’t bring herself to open the second layer. Minutes later, police arrive—and 19-year-old Brian Cohee calmly tells them exactly what they’re about to find.A human head and human hands.And the name of the man they belonged to: Warren Barnes, a beloved figure known around Grand Junction as “the reading man.”What Cohee says next is even worse,“I murdered him. I always wondered what murder felt like.”This episode traces the night Warren was killed, the months of planning behind it, and the trial that exposed a terrifying level of curiosity turned deadly.************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A respected law professor. A bitter custody battle. And a murder that took more than a decade to fully unravel.When Dan Markel was gunned down in his Tallahassee driveway in 2014, investigators uncovered a murder-for-hire plot tied to his ex-wife’s family, the Adelsons. Now, after years of wiretaps, arrests, and courtroom chaos, the matriarch herself, Donna Adelson, has finally faced justice.Convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation, Donna was sentenced to life in prison at 75 years old for orchestrating the hit that ended Dan’s life. But even at sentencing, she swore she was innocent.Was she the mastermind behind one of Florida’s most infamous family murder plots or just another Adelson in denial?*********************Past Cases Mentioned in this Episode:Love, Lies, and Divorce | A Tallahassee Murder-for-Hire That's Stranger Than Fiction | The Murder of Dan Markelhttps://wp.me/pdbuVw-WRQ**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A three-year-old boy is rushed to Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, his hands and arms covered in blistered burns. Doctors take one look and know—this wasn’t an accident.This is the case of Breanna Lair and Jacob Snead.Then, another Louisville. This time, Alabama. A mother, Amber Winstead, wakes up in a motel bathtub to find her baby, Ki’Arri Rayne Winstead, underwater. What she told police next revealed addiction, regret, and tragedy that can never be undone.Two short cases. Two children failed by the people who should’ve protected them most.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

When Hollywood actress Dominique Dunne landed her breakout role in Poltergeist, her future looked unstoppable ... until love turned deadly. At just 22, she was strangled outside her West Hollywood home by her ex-boyfriend, John Sweeney, a man whose obsession spiraled into violence.But what followed was almost as shocking as the murder itself. How did a confessed killer serve less than four years for taking her life?************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

A frantic 911 call, a baby in the backseat, and a story that didn’t add up.When police in Ormond Beach, Florida arrived, 18-month-old Sebastian Gardner was already gone. His small body showed signs that he’d been left in a hot truck for hours while his father, Scott Gardner, sat drinking inside a bar. What followed was a case that shocked even seasoned officers, not just because of what happened, but because of what Scott did next.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

When a scuba diver unzipped a duffel bag at the bottom of a quiet Ohio quarry, he expected lost gear,  not what spilled out next. Inside were towels, rocks… and the body of a newborn baby boy. The community called him Baby Boy Hope, vowing to find the monster who had done it.But the truth, when it finally came six years later, stunned everyone. The killer wasn’t a stranger ... it was a girl they once cheered for at Friday night games. A girl who’d been hiding a secret so heavy, it eventually sank her entire life to the bottom of that quarry.Listen to the case of Jessica Coleman, Thomas Truelson Jr., and Baby Boy Hope.**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

When 43-year-old Kristil Krug was found beaten and stabbed in her Colorado garage, police thought her past had caught up with her. For months, she’d been stalked and terrorized by who she thought was her ex-boyfriend—sending threats, photos, and messages that tracked her every move. Her estranged husband, Daniel Krug, was "there to protect her."But as police dug deeper, they realized that what began as a stalking case spiraled into one of the most chilling, calculated domestic murders Colorado has ever seen.************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.